Using User Input

[Fasligand]

Hello,

I am new to AutoIt, but have been scouring several searches to find a solution for how to have users input an e-mail address and then use it later, something like a Send command.

Here is my code:

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
Global $Form1 = GUICreate("E-mail Address", 263, 75, 192, 124)
Global $Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 8, 8, 241, 21)
Global $Ok = GUICtrlCreateButton("Ok", 8, 32, 241, 33)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
         Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
         Case $Input1
            ;BlockInput(1)
            WinActivate ( "Lightroom" )
            Sleep(1000)
            Send("^+E")
            Sleep(1000)
            Send("{ENTER}")
            ControlClick ( "Microsoft Outlook - 1 Photo", "", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]" )
            Sleep(1000)
            GUICtrlRead($Input1)
            ;BlockInput(0)

    EndSwitch
WEnd
 

At the line: GUICtrlRead($Input1), why doesn't the input I provided when I tested get utilized?

Forgive me if I'm missing something simple here....

fasligand

[BrewManNH]

It's not utilized because you don't make it do anything other than read from the input control, you have no code that takes what's in the control and uses it somewhere, you're just reading from it. Also, using $input1 as a GUI message trigger is a very bad idea, you should create a button that you have to press AFTER you've put something into the input control and use that to do something in your script.

BTW, if you're trying to use Outlook with your script, there's an Outlook UDF that will help with that that would eliminate the ControlClicks and Sends you're using now.

[ImOracle]

just use InputBox()

[water]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

For the Outlook UDF please check my signature.

[ImOracle]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

For the Outlook UDF please check my signature.

wat

[MikahS]

wat

 

Global $Form1 = GUICreate("E-mail Address", 263, 75, 192, 124)

ControlClick ( "Microsoft Outlook - 1 Photo", "", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]" )

[water]

wat

What?

[water]

MikahS,

your last post only contains quotes of the last two posts.

Is this intended or is something wrong with my browser or the forum?

[MikahS]

Just showing ImOracle why the Oulook UDF was recommended by you.

[water]

Ok, thanks.

[ImOracle]

What?

sorry didnt realize he was doing something with outlook 

[water]

Thanks for the reply. I wasn't sure what you were referring to.

[ImOracle]

Thanks for the reply. I wasn't sure what you were referring to.

it just didnt make sense to me (i didnt read the whole script aswell). he has trouble reading from an input control and you are offering your Outlook UDF xD